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Dr Peter Innes, University of Queensland

Dr Peter Innes teaches in research methods specialising in computer assisted analysis of quantitative and qualitative data at the University of Queensland Business School.

Peter has previously worked for SPSS Australasia as an external consultant assisting a diverse range of public and private organisations. His PhD (University of London, 2003) research focused on downsizing among professionals in large Australian firms from 1990 to 1999. A neo-institutional and economics approach were used to highlight the role of rational and normative elements in determining organisational change over time.

Peter's teaching and research interests include Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour, and Organisational Theory.

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  • Australian Innovation in Manufacturing: Results from an international survey (Research)
    Aug 2006
    Professor Mark Dodgson and Dr Peter Innes of the University of Queensland Business School conducted an international comparison survey to guage the nature of innovation in small and medium sized manufacturing firms.  This paper presents the Australian experience compared to the European findings.  Although the survey found that some Australian firms adopted innovation practices for process improvement and cost reduction, overall there was a less strategic approach to innovation for longer term competitive advantage demonstrated by the Australian firms than by their European counterparts.   Australian manufacturing firms risk being unable to compete with international competitors who have transformed their businesses to take advantage of market opportunities.